Health
What science says about the best ways to cool down
We spend most of the year complaining that Britain is too cold and wet but gripe with just as much enthusiasm about the heat.
Jul 11, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
WHO to reconvene monkeypox emergency committee
The World Health Organization said Wednesday it will reconvene its monkeypox experts to decide if the worsening outbreak now constitutes a global public health emergency—the highest level of alert.
Jul 6, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Italian experts says semen can be vehicle for monkeypox infection
Researchers in Italy who were first to identify the presence of monkeypox in semen are broadening their testing, saying early results suggest sperm can be a vehicle for infection.
Jun 30, 2022
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Neuroscience
Local stroke center may be off limits to patients in Black neighborhoods
Residents in predominantly Black communities are more likely than those in predominantly white communities to live near a hospital with a certified stroke center. But a new study shows that when residents in these Black communities ...
Jun 27, 2022
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Medical economics
Disparities seen in telehealth use for cancer care during pandemic
Racial, geographic, and socioeconomic disparities were seen in telehealth use among patients initiating cancer treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society ...
Jun 8, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What do I need to know about monkeypox?
The current outbreak of monkeypox in several countries across the globe continues to grow, and while experts agree that overall risk to the general population remains low and the outbreak is containable, the surge has raised ...
May 30, 2022
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Medical economics
Emergency residents lacking in rural areas of United States
Rural areas of the United States have a lack of emergency medicine residents and residency training programs, according to a study published online May 12 in the Annals of Emergency Medicine.
May 17, 2022
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Health
One in three people who drowned in Canada had a chronic health condition
One in 3 people who drowned in Canada had a pre-existing medical condition that contributed to the death in almost half the cases, according to new research in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
May 9, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Emerging superbug MRSA in humans found in urban hedgehogs in Finland
For the first time, a highly transmissible strain of the antibiotic-resistant superbug MRSA currently plaguing hospitals in Northern Europe has been isolated from hedgehogs in Helsinki. The study by Venla Johansson and colleagues ...
Apr 22, 2022
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Cardiology
Social determinants of health affect care for people with congenital heart disease
As medical and surgical treatments have improved and survival has increased, the majority of people with congenital heart disease are now adults rather than children, yet disparities driven by social determinants of health ...
Apr 7, 2022
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